Cover your Load
When you transport any kind of load, your vehicle or trailer must be loaded safely so it doesn’t endanger other road users, your passengers, yourself, damage road infrastructure,
or cause illegal littering.
This means ensuring that your load:
- is properly restrained
- doesn’t overhang dangerously
- doesn’t exceed mass limits
- doesn’t cover lights, indicators, reflectors, or the number plate.
How to transport different waste
Green Waste - Use a secured tarp or netting to prevent light items blowing away.
Furniture and White Goods - Restrain tall items to headboards to ensure they don’t fall over when you brake, turn or take evasive action. If the furniture extends above the sides of the Ute or trailer tightly restrain it using tie down straps.
General Household Waste - in a Ute or trailer use a tarp, netting or tie down straps to secure the waste from moving or falling out during transport.
If using a tarp or netting when transporting the waste and the waste isn’t easily identifiable, you may be required to remove the tarps or covering at the weighbridge so the gatehouse operators at the facilities can ascertain what exactly is on the load and accurately point you in the right direction to dispose of said waste.
Should your load not be covered correctly when transporting waste to one of the Waste Facilities and waste falls from your vehicle this is considered illegal littering under the ‘Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011’. If someone is found to be illegally littering, there are fines of up to $32,260.00.
